LNZNDRF - LNZNDRF // Limited Edition Clear Vinyl LPs

Recorded in a church in Cincinnati in mere days, LNZNDRF have taken their largely-improvised live show and channeled it into a tactical studio endeavor, their first full-length¬†as a band and as a part of the 4AD roster.

First single Beneath the Black Sea¬†employs the passionate intensity of Joy Division and the arena-ready guitar shimmer¬†of The Arcade Fire while Kind Things relies on more experimental tinkering and improvisation, gliding along a steady slow-jam backbeat. ¬†Mt. Storm¬†sounds gigantic and manages to keep your cerebral cortex¬†excited for nearly 10 minutes, slowly building on a melancholy guitar riff from the school of The Cure and crashing into gorgeous walls of shoegaze ear candy. ¬†All the while, the vocal ranges from soaring falsettos to sorrowful low registers. ¬†Tons of twists and turns await you here. ¬†For a debut album, LNZNDRF has come out of the gates full speed.

4AD has a limited supply of clear vinyl after the ‘buy’ link. ¬†Check out their first 3 available tracks below and feel the buzz.

On occasion, David can be seen crate-digging various Austin record stores in hopes of finding an original vinyl pressing of some obscure post-punk band. In 1986, David experienced his first heartbreak when the Houston Astros blew the National League Championship Series to the New York Mets. Austin has been his home since he was born, not because of his unwillingness to explore new terrain, but because it is the finest town a hopeless music lover and taco enthusiast could ever imagine.

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This project has some serious pedigree. Ben Lanz has been a part of The National, Beirut, Sufjan Stevens and more, while the Devendorf brothers (Scott and Bryan) are both members of The National, and numerous side projects.

I saw them play a set in the lobby of Cincinnati Music Hall during the intermission of MusicNow Festival last year. Very cool stuff!